Catheter balloon having stretchable integrated circuitry and sensor array

a technology of integrated circuits and catheters, which is applied in the field of balloon catheters, can solve the problems of lack of sophistication, inability to achieve direct contact with the part of the body being measured, and various disadvantages of current intraluminal sensing and therapeutic devices

Active Publication Date: 2010-04-08
MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS
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Current intraluminal sensing and therapeutic devices suffer from various disadvantages due to a lack of sophistication related to the sensing, imaging, and therapeutic functions.
In some cases, such lack of sophistication resides in the fact that many such devices are configured with passive circuitry.
In the case where intraluminal devices have such active integrated circuits, such devices suffer from other disadvantages not the least of which is that such devices are unable to achieve direct contact with the part of the body being measured.
The inability to achieve direct contact of such devices is attributable to the rigid nature of the operative devices and accompanying circuitry.
This rigid

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[0019]As described herein, the present invention comprises devices, systems, and methods utilizing stretchable electronic circuits on expandable or inflatable surface. With reference to the present invention, the term “stretchable”, and roots and derivations thereof, when used to modify circuitry or components thereof is meant to encompass circuitry that comprises components having soft or elastic properties capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking, and it is also meant to encompass circuitry having components (whether or not the components themselves are individually stretchable as stated above) that are configured in such a way so as to accommodate and remain functional when applied to a stretchable, inflatable, or otherwise expandable surface. The term “expandable”, and roots and derivations thereof, when used to modify circuitry or components thereof is also meant to have the meaning ascribed above. Thus, “stretch” and “expand”, and all derivations there...

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A system, device and method are presented for utilizing stretchable active integrated circuits with inflatable bodies. The invention allows for such operative features to come into direct contact with body structures, such as the inner wall of a lumen. Such direct contact increases accuracy of measurement and delivery of therapy.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 103,361 entitled “Catheter Balloon Sensor and Imaging Arrays” filed on Oct. 7, 2008 (the “361 provisional”), the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference. This application also claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 113,007 entitled “Catheter Balloon with Sensor and Imaging Array” filed Nov. 10, 2008 (the “'007 provisional), the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods utilizing expandable or stretchable integrated circuitry and sensor arrays on expandable or stretchable materials, and in a particular, on balloon catheters.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Intraluminal devices have become important in the diagnoses and treatment of a variety of medical conditions ranging from conditions associated with the digestive system to co...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B5/05A61F2/84A61M25/10
CPCA61B1/00082A61B1/3137A61B5/01A61B5/02014A61B5/0536A61F2/958A61M25/10A61M2025/1086A61B5/015A61B5/6853A61B5/0036A61B5/02007A61B5/7271
Inventor GHAFFARI, ROOZBEHCALLSEN, GILMANARORA, WILLIAM J.SCHLATKA, BENJAMIN
Owner MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS
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